RKell1 said:I have my 'Mini Oddie' on my latop here in work, great for reminders about Wildlife on the Beeb or hints on stuff to watch out for...He can however, be embarrassing when he pops up during a presentation :eek!:
RKell1 said:I have my 'Mini Oddie' on my latop here in work, great for reminders about Wildlife on the Beeb or hints on stuff to watch out for...He can however, be embarrassing when he pops up during a presentation :eek!:
charlierocky said:If my memory serves me right the program was excellent viewing but after the whereabouts of the owls was revealed the female was shot dead!
Helenelizabeth2 said:Hi, RKell. What's a mini-Oddie? And where do you get one from?
RKell1 said:Hi, you can download from here...He jumps out of a 'bush' on your screen with reminders every now and then..
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/animals/wildbritain/
What's this Bill O bashing, :eek!: :eek!: Man is a great entertainer and anyone who promotes a better understanding of Wildlife to the masses is alright in my books....even goes for the late Steve Irwin.
I agree, it was a great day for the country and not just in terms of the Rugby. I was a tad hung over after ending the night on a session with some English supporters in Dublin.. Were you over for the game?charlierocky said:I feel a little awkward disagreeing with anyone from Ireland (RKell1) after the thumping that the English Rugby Union team were given last weekend, and though it pains me to admit it, I have to say the best team won. Also before I get to the great big 'but' I have to say thankyou to all of the Irish folk that welcomed the English at Croke Park, with such magnitude and decorum, after such terrible history..... 'There go bigger men than I'. .
Agree on Mr Irwin and a few others like him in that they go OTT on their behaviour but I'd rather have the OTT helping educate in a tv world that seems to be full of so called 'reality' soundbites.. :t:charlierocky said:And so to the 'but', Do the ends justify the means?
Was the sacrfice of the female owl worth the making of the program?.... Yes I enjoyed it immensley, and I will probably watch it again, yes,because it was so well done, but I will also be very saddend again because I know it cost the life of the female owl.
Steve Irwin, passionate, yes, enthusistic, yes, good intentions absolutely no doubt! but do you have to juggle with the most poisnous snake in the world (of which according to Steve there are at least ten) to make us believe, or wrestle with a thousand Crocs to show how strong they were ( or was that to show how strong Steve was) Did he have to torment the life out of his subjects to make a point... even putting at risk the life of his own child? I think not. One episode of David Attenborough tells us all we need to know.
Thanks once again to the Irish..